Vidvaraha, Viḍvarāha: 8 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViḍvarāha (विड्वराह):—(3. viṣ + va) m. Hausschwein [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 14. 19. 11, 154.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 176.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 5.19 < [Section III - Penalty for eating Forbidden Food]
Verse 5.14 < [Section II - Objectionable Food]
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
9. Avoidance by the wearer of the Rudrākṣa < [Chapter 4 - A Critical approach to Rudrākṣa based on Śaiva Upaniṣads]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 232 - The Rise of Goddess Lakṣmī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]